Musnad Ahmad

Alqamah says that once I reached Syria and there I met Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked me, "Where are you from?" I replied that I am from the people of Kufa. He said, "Do you recite the Holy Qur'an according to the recitation of Ibn Mas'ud?" I said, "Yes!" He said, "Recite Surah Al-Lail for me." I recited it in that way. He said, "I have heard the Prophet recite it in this manner," and perhaps he also smiled at this.